Flying Fifty-Five (1939)
Overview
Bill Urquhart, a young wastrel disinherited by his father, tries to get a job as a jockey – just about the only thing he’s really good at. His name and position work against him, however, so he adopts an alias and prevails upon the charity of a drunken friend Charles Barrington, through whom he meets Stella Barrington - who has not only inherited her father’s racing stables but also his debts. Still incognito, he takes on the job of stable lad for Stella but little does she realise that he could be the man to finally put an end to her money worries forever.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.793 |
Directed By
Reginald Denham
Crew
Reginald Denham
Victor M. Greene
Victor M. Greene
Edgar Wallace
Vernon Clancey
Ernest Palmer
Kenneth Horne
TOP CAST
Derrick De Marney
Bill Urquhart
Nancy Burne
Stella Barrington
Marius Goring
Charles Barrington
Peter Gawthorne
Jonas Urquhart
D.A. Clarke-Smith
Jacques Gregory
Amy Veness
Aunt Eliza
Ronald Shiner
Scrubby Oaks
Billy Bray
Cheeful
Francesca Bahrle
Clare
John Miller
Archie Fortescue
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